tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post4359018694214395976..comments2023-06-28T11:47:06.208-04:00Comments on a book a week: A Place Between the Tides by Harry ThurstonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-22860601228224415652009-04-05T17:35:00.000-04:002009-04-05T17:35:00.000-04:00I think part of it is frustration, too, that they'...I think part of it is frustration, too, that they're not able to make other people see things the way they do. At least it is with me. I've decided it's best to start with the young -- the younger the better -- because we're all naturally curious and interested in things like animals when we're kids. When people are interested in something, or love it, they are naturally motivated to protect it. It's a lot harder to win adults over with logic than it is to win kids over with creepy crawlies. :)<BR/><BR/>It's a really interesting book... I hope you like it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-30979316786620625732009-04-05T17:13:00.000-04:002009-04-05T17:13:00.000-04:00I agree with you about naturalists - the negativit...I agree with you about naturalists - the negativity seems to come from despair, from seeing, every day, things that they cannot save because it's too late and wanting to stop it from happening again.<BR/><BR/>Anyway...this sounds like a book I'd love *adds to wishlist*Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-19606186771429104132009-04-05T13:57:00.000-04:002009-04-05T13:57:00.000-04:00That's harsh! I think most naturalists are just de...That's harsh! I think most naturalists are just desperate to save what they love. They don't always go about it in the most effective way, mind you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-45109920577862191632009-04-05T13:54:00.000-04:002009-04-05T13:54:00.000-04:00I've come to the conclusions that most naturalists...I've come to the conclusions that most naturalists want us to see the natural world as a glorious defeat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com